WSR 17-03-034
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[January 4, 2017]
IN THE MATTER OF THE EXPEDITIOUS ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RAP 15.2—DETERMINATION OF INDIGENCY AND RIGHTS OF INDIGENT PARTY
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-1173
The Appellate Costs Workgroup, having recommended the expeditious adoption of the proposed amendment to RAP 15.2—Determination of Indigency and Rights of Indigent Party, and the Court having considered the amendments and comments submitted thereto, and having determined that the proposed amendments will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED:
(a) That the amendments as shown below are adopted.
(b) That the amendments will be published expeditiously in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.
DATED at Olympia, Washington this 4th day of January, 2017.
 
 
Madsen, C.J.
Johnson, J.
 
Wiggins, J.
Owens, J.
 
Gonzalez, J.
Fairhurst, J.
 
Gordon McCloud, J.
Stephens, J.
 
Yu, J.
 
RAP RULE 15.2
DETERMINATION OF INDIGENCY AND RIGHTS OF INDIGENT PARTY
(a) - (e) Unchanged
(f) Continued Indigency Presumed. A party and counsel for the party who has been granted an order of indigency must bring to the attention of the trial appellate court any significant improvement during review in the financial condition of the party. The appellate court will give a party the benefits of an order of indigency throughout the review unless the trial appellate court finds the party's financial condition has improved to the extent that the party is no longer indigent.
(g) – (i) Unchanged